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Willy Kurant(1934-2021)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Willy Kurant was born on 15 February 1934 in Liege, Belgium. He was a cinematographer, known for Under the Sun of Satan (1987), Pootie Tang (2001) and The Mafia Wants Blood (1970). He died on 1 May 2021 in Paris, France.
BornFebruary 15, 1934
DiedMay 1, 2021(87)
BornFebruary 15, 1934
DiedMay 1, 2021(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gérard Depardieu and Sandrine Bonnaire in Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
Under the Sun of Satan
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1987
Lance Crouther in Pootie Tang (2001)
Pootie Tang
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2001
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg in The Mafia Wants Blood (1970)
The Mafia Wants Blood
4.9
  • Cinematographer(as Willy Kurrant)
  • 1970
Yves Afonso, Chantal Goya, and Jean-Pierre Léaud in Masculine Feminine (1966)
Masculine Feminine
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1966

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Jealousy (2013)
    Jealousy
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Monica Bellucci and Louis Garrel in A Burning Hot Summer (2011)
    A Burning Hot Summer
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Les joues rouges
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • La vie dehors (2004)
    La vie dehors
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • PC and the Web (2001)
    PC and the Web
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Lance Crouther in Pootie Tang (2001)
    Pootie Tang
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Pierre Arditi, Bernard Le Coq, Natacha Lindinger, Maria Pacôme, and Elise Tielrooy in An Unlikely Couple (2001)
    An Unlikely Couple
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Anton Yelchin in Delivering Milo (2001)
    Delivering Milo
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Brigade spéciale (1999)
    Brigade spéciale
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Jean-Pierre Bouvier in Venise est une femme (1998)
    Venise est une femme
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • David Carradine and Jane Seymour in The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
    The New Swiss Family Robinson
    4.9
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • Jennifer Garner in Rose Hill (1997)
    Rose Hill
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Alain Delon and Arielle Dombasle in Day and Night (1997)
    Day and Night
    1.9
    • director of photography
    • 1997
  • Le cheval de coeur (1996)
    Le cheval de coeur
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • The Little Riders (1996)
    The Little Riders
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1996

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    5.5
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • 1978
  • La brûlure de mille soleils (1965)
    La brûlure de mille soleils
    7.3
    Short
    • cinematographer: live action
    • 1965
  • Marche ou crève (1960)
    Marche ou crève
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1960

Additional Crew

  • A Grin Without A Cat (1977)
    A Grin Without A Cat
    7.8
    • archival footage provided by
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Willy Curtis
  • Born
    • February 15, 1934
    • Liege, Belgium
  • Died
    • May 1, 2021
    • Paris, France

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1996.

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